Buttered Puto is a variation of the famous steamed rice cake, Puto. This steamed mini cakes are usually eaten as dessert but most prefer to have them during breakfast(with hot coffee or chocolate) or mid-afternoon snack (usually eaten with dinuguan or blood stew).
This Puto variation uses ordinary flour instead of rice flour (not even galapong) and is so easy prepare. The ingredients used in this recipe are so common that you could find them in any grocery store (you just need to have the molds and steamer to get everything done).
Try this delicious Buttered Puto Recipe.
Puto Recipe
Ingredients
- 4 cups flour, sifted
- 2 cups sugar, sifted
- 2 1/2 tbsp baking powder
- 1 cup evaporated milk
- 2 1/2 cups water
- 1/2 cup butter, melted
- 1 piece egg, raw
- small slices of cheese
- 4 cups water (for steaming)
Watch the cooking video:
Cooking Procedure
- In a mixing bowl, combine the dry ingredients starting from the flour, sugar,and baking powder then mix well.
- Add the butter, evaporated milk, egg, water and pandan essence (dissolve the pandan essence in water) then mix all the ingredients thoroughly.
- Pour the mixture in individual molds
- If you are using non – quick melt Filipino brand cheese, You may put the cheese on top of the mixture otherwise put the cheese on top after steaming (step 6)
- Pour the water in the steamer.
- Arrange the molds in the steamer then steam for about 20 minutes
- If you are using quick melt cheese,remove the cover of the steamer and top each puto with quick melt cheese then continue steaming (with the cover on) for 2 to 5 minutes
- Remove from the mold and arrange in a serving plate
- Serve either hot or cold. This goes well with dinuguan
Share and Enjoy!
Number of servings (yield): 8
Welcome to Panlasang Pinoy!
wow… thank you so much for posting this recipe. please pretty please post the chinese pork humba recipe and buko pandan if possible.. thank you…
Hi Thess. Will post ‘em soon.
Hi! I tried this recipe twice and both time it seems like my puto is very doughy. I don’t know what I’m doing wrong.. I’ve made puto before but form a box and would like to try something “from scratch”. Please please please help me as I want to bring this to our Family Christmas Party. TY in advance!
Have you tried increasing the steaming time? Sometimes I get that kind of texture if using a different stove or if I don’t get enough heat.
wow ang galing talaga na try ko na agad!!! sana next time naman yung puto pao
why do you need to put vinegar in the water for steaming?
Where do you buy the mold for the puto?
hindi ko pa natry tong recipe mo ng puto parang iba ung mga measurement mo , marunong din akong gumawa ng puto pero itry ko pro doubt ako na tama ang measurement nito.
where can i buy pandan essence and it doesnt say the quantitiy. any other substitute for it?
jean, pakiabangan yung puto pao soon.
Hi sig, I’ll try to ask my mom about that. Pinadala nya din lang yan sa akin. I’ll let you know asap.
please let me know once you tried this leah.
donut? sige po…ililista natin yan para maipost soon.
Got that from the Asian store. The brand is McCormick.
You may use vanilla essence if you can’t get the pandan.
HELLO
I coudnt find pandan essence anywhere
can i use something else?
Gladys
AUSTRALIA
Hi kuya tnx for another wonderful recipe….God bless and more power looking forward for a new recipe…..
thanks chef vanjo! love it,,
kuya sa buttered puto po anung klaseng sugar kailangan gamitin??
caster sugar o granulated???o khit po anu??
Hi kuya!Just tried this recipe for my friend’s house warming and its the best! this is what im lookin’ for..very simple yet yummy.. I use round aluminum foil container to mold my puto and its a bit yellowish since the egg yolk here is almost orangy but it came out perfectly. I put cheese on my first batch and salted eggs on my next. I need to scout all of the malls here to find mold though. Thank you so much po for being so generous to share your recipe! God bless..
Lizzy
UAE
Nice to know that Chinks. You’re welcome. Hayaan mo at subukan natin syang ma-guest sa ibang vids hehe.
kuya pwd bang palitan ng rice flour yung all purpose flour???
how much pandan essence ang need ko na idissolve sa water?thanks.
You’re very much welcome beth.
Thanks Sheila. Glad to know na nakakatulong itong site natin sayo. Please expect more recipes to come.
Regards sa inyo dyan sa Singapore.
Mae, kung kaya ko…kaya mo rin yan sigurado
hi there again! ive tried this just now and they were great thanks!
You’re welcome kris
Cutie, you may substitute vanilla essence instead.
My pleasure Adrian. Hope to see you around.
Sam, You may use ordinary cloth as long as its thin.
Ur welcome Sam
kuya,
i don’t have those cups you have, what do i use!!!???!!
Try looking for similar ones. I saw some silicon cups in Walmart and Target.
i have no steamer, is it ok to steam it using the regular oven? and can i use shredded cheese on the top?
I’m not sure if it will work out fine. If you want to try it using the oven, try not to turn-on the broiler.
hi, thanks so much for sharing your recipes..its a great help! I have already made a compilation of your recipes and share it with my sister and friends..they’re now an avid fan of your recipes too..great job!!! Keep it up!!
Thanks kuya sa puto recipe mo tuwang-tuwa ang mga anak ko.God bless and good health.
Kuya,
Hi, u know what, i modified ur recipe? instead of 2 1/2 cup of water, i made it just 1 cup, and add more milk to it. wow…its reallly delishh!!!!thnx for sharing ur recipe..with ur help, i made perfect puto! my kids loved it, eps. for breakfast..
pls., if u dont mind, can u post the “arrozcaldo” or lugaw, pinoy style? thank you po in advance…Merry Christmas n rin sa lahat sa inyo jan….
Sirod
Hi… do you have recipe of putong puti?
kuya bat po parang naging kutsinta ung kinalabasan?=( help po pls…thanks!
Pahak, did you cover the small cups with cloth? If not that might have caused it. Possible din na kulang yung cooking time (since we all use different stoves) you may want to add a few more minutes to it.
i will definitely try this…can i use rice flour instead of all purpose flour? also, where can i buy like your molds?
thanks for sharing your recipes!
is it plain/rice flour?
hello,ask ko lng kung may recipe kayo about duck?
tnx po!
ano po bang gamit nyo na cup?
yung cup rice ba?!
tnx
elvria, which cup are you referring to – the unit of measure in the ingredient or the container of the puto? If its the unit of measure, I’m using a standard US measuring cup.
hello kuya,
tanong ko lang where can i buy the molds? i look everywhere on the internet cant find it! please help!
Lorene, the one that I used came from the Philippines;It was sent to me by my mom. I believe that she got that from Divisoria.
Are you in the US? I found some similar silicon molds in Walmart a few months ago. Maybe you want to give it a try.
thank you so much kuya! really appreciate it! ill go to walmart now, cant wait to try all your puto recipes!
kuya pahingi ng measurement ng puto….wla akong cups d2!
sa milk and water ilang (ml)ba magamit?
sa flour ilang (g) pwd?
merci.
hi, just want to say i really enjoy ur site. thanks a lot. i cooked heaps of ur recipe. thumbs up!
hello! hindi ko na ba need igrease yung puto mold bago ko ilagay yung mixture? hindi ba xa didikit or hindi ba ako mahihirapang i-unmold yung puto?
Hello kuya,,,galing mo naman,,you really helped lots of filipinos who wants to taste and cook our own native food. WHAT A GREAT JOB WELL DONE. Thank you so much and GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY.
kuya..if evaporated milk is not available ,can i use fresh milk instead?
You can make your own evaporated milk at home – it’s easy. Just put milk on the stove in a saucepan and heat it on low until it’s reduced in volume by about half. It works great, and I think it tastes better than canned.
i like this…so simple to cook and yummy….:)
Vanjo, thank you for this recipe. looks like, this is easier to make than siopao. i will definitely make some of this. Thanks again!
kuya thanks sa recipe pero anu ung measurement ng pandan essence?
hope that you can give the measurement of the pandan essence. thanks & more power to you.
Hi, May i ask if i can use a self-rising flour? i want to make chicken empanada and puto but the problem is i can’t find baking powder here in netherlands..I tried your sweet and sour pork and my husband loved it:)Thanks with your shared recipes:)
olala…kuya thank u so much so mga recipes u…i really enjoy watching ur videos as well…lahat ng recipes na natry ko were really good…yummy ever…thank u thank u po talaga and more power!!!
What if I only want to make a little can I divide all the measurements in half? How about the egg, you only require 1 raw egg, what will happen if I will also use 1 egg to half measurements of all the engridients? You also didn’t mention what kind of flour to be use. I assume it’s All Purpose Flour? I would highly appreciate if you could let me know. Thank you so much for all the recipes here in your website, I learned so much cooking and my husband loved everything. Mor power to Panlasang Pinoy and more new recipes please.
Best regards,
Cris
Cris, you can cut the ingredients in half if you prefer lesser servings. I used all-purpose flour in this recipe. Hope this helps.
try adding a little butter cynthia. Don’t add too much as it will have an effect on the texture.
Sure Carly basta di gaanong makapal yung cloth. Try to use cotton cloth.